When a game puts me on such a severe timer I just get nervous. Dark Souls is a game mostly about patience, timing and just going slow. Also, I remember some bosses could be easily beaten by standing back and shooting them with arrows.

i just naturally play every single game as fast as possible. i never watch cutscenes or do anything that isn't worth beating the game ASAP. so the pikmin time limit was fine for me. I have to work fast to win? you got it!

Pikmin 3 has a more evil cast. Imagine Olimar, but instead of bringing back a lamp, you bring back all of their food. It's like that guy who walks into a party he wasn't invited to, takes everything in the fridge, and leaves...after sacrificing the lives of hundreds of party-goers.